General Education Options

WR1010 - Writing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences I

Credits: 4

The goals of this course are, first, to develop the students' critical and analytical thinking skills in the context of a sound rhetorical approach to written communication; and, second, to instill a fundamental sensitivity to and facility with language. Areas of study include the nature of the writing process, situation and audience, problem definition, invention techniques, thesis statements, organization, drafting, revisions, and the fundamentals of editing. Assignments follow thematic sequences leading students from experience‐based, issue-oriented arguments to the essentials of formal academic research. This course is offered every semester and is required of all students to meet institutional graduation requirements.

PO1110 - US Politics

Credits: 4

Democracy in the US is evaluated through analyses of the major institutions, processes, and policies of the national government. Power, inequality, political culture, social movements, the Constitution, elections, the role of the media, and the parts played by the President, the bureaucracy, the Congress, and the courts are all considered.

PS2120 - Web U: Using the Internet to Understand Your World

Credits: 4

In this course, videos from YouTube and other Internet sites are viewed, covering concepts ranging from community, personal responsibility and the critical place that art and beauty have in society, to how education can succeed or fail to enlighten and move us, to how the ways in which we tend to our own health and those around us can shape our communities.

CW1100 - Introduction to Creative Writing

Credits: 4

ES1110 - Environmental Science: A Global Concern

Credits: 4

The course that satisfies the Las 5 Lab Science requirement - ES1110 - covers a broad range of current environmental problems including population growth, global climate change, famine and food resources, global warming, and the loss of biodiversity. The laboratory portion of the course provides students with hands-on field and laboratory experiences that introduce a variety of methods and techniques used to examine natural communities and air and water quality.

AR1230 - Introduction to Art and Art History

Credits: 4

This course will explore the ways in which social, cultural, religious, political and aesthetic values have been expressed in art and architecture throughout history. A thematic approach will encourage students to develop a deeper understanding of connections, issues and influences across time periods and cultures. Students will become familiar with the vocabulary and media of art and architecture as well as develop their visual analysis and critical thinking skills.

EN1930 - Survey of American Literature

Credits: 4

Beginning with the Native American voices, this course will progress through the 18th and 19th Centuries to modern times. Though this course focuses on the major writers and movements, it does not ignore the importance of some unrecognized voices that have shaped American literature.

WR1020 - Writing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences II

Credits: 4

The goal of this course is to teach academic research as a tool for critical thinking that provides the basis for well-developed arguments. This course requires synthesis, analysis, and application of information through writing in a variety of rhetorical forms for a variety of audiences. Students are asked to research and discuss a variety of social issues through the use of selected readings from modern essayists and the available library resources. This course is offered every semester and is required of all students to meet institutional graduation requirements. Writing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences I. Students must earn a grade of C or better to fulfill the College Writing requirement.

MT1020 - College Algebra

Credits: 4

This course focuses on the application of algebra to real world problems and includes intermediate algebra topics such as solving linear equations and inequalities, solving quadratic equations, graphic linear, quadratic and other polynomial functions, rational functions, factoring, and solving systems of equations

MT1100 - Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning

Credits: 4

The goal of this course is to develop students' ability to think critically about quantitative statements and information. Students will have opportunities to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of numerical evidence and logical arguments, to apply mathematical methods in the context of real-world problems, and to study and employ strategies and methods for how to manipulate, understand, analyze, and interpret quantitative information.

LAS1110 - One Love: Marley, Language and Learning

Credits: 4

This seminar is designed to introduce students to the meaning and purpose of an education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences by presenting the fundamental question that reverberates throughout the program's curriculum, "What does it mean to be human?" LAS 1 seminars represent a variety of disciplines and topics related to the seminar theme. Regardless of instructor or disciplinary focus, each LAS 1 seminar prompts students to think about what it means to be human, individually and collectively. Students will consider what our shared obligations and responsibilities are as human beings, despite differences in race, class, gender, ethnicity, or other factors.

LAS1111 - History of Political Thought

Credits: 4

This course examines the basic concepts involved in the study of the great ideas and movements shaping the areas of history, philosophy and political science. Students will have the opportunity to examine the ideas and philosophers who have shaped our modern and historical understandings, from Plato and Aristotle to JS Mill and Karl Marx through John Rawls and Robert Nozick. Topics include nature of the state, purpose of government, justice, and the rights and responsibilities involved in various notions of citizenship.

BU2420 - Organizational Behavior and Management

Credits: 4

This course is designed to explore the functioning of work group behavior. Specific interest areas covered include leadership, persuasion, organizational effectiveness, and other related topics that enhance the students' ability to manage people and projects in an organization.

HS1130 - Evolution of American Democracy

Credits: 4

This course will provide an analysis of American history from the perspectives of political thought and process, as well as the concurrent developments in economics and culture. Beginning amidst the turmoil of the early modern Scientific Revolution and the Protestant Reformation, this course then traces the development of the sovereignty of the people from 16th century Europe to the electoral landscape of the 21st century.

PS1000 - Overcoming Prejudice and Discrimination

Credits: 4

This course examines the forces that promote unity, theories and concepts related to prejudice and discrimination, and specific strategies to reduce conflict and promote respect and understanding among diverse populations. This course was created as a collaborative effort of faculty in criminal justice, education, kinesiology, psychology, and sociology, and has a strong applied (project-based) component.

Major Requirement

HCA1010 - Organization and Management in Healthcare

Credits: 4

In this course, students are introduced to management and leadership within health service organizations, particularly as they differ from other kinds of business and service entities. Students will study effective ways of managing short-term goal achievement and long-term strategy, leadership styles, interpersonal dynamics, the role of power balance and imbalance within an organization, and the leader's role in successfully managing at the border between the internal organization and its external environment.

HCA1060 - Issues in Ethics for Healthcare Administrators

Credits: 4

This course focuses not only on key ethical decisions that arise in health care administration, but also the analytical skills required for sound decision-making. Case studies and readings in ethics are used to address administrative issues, and an appreciation of issues facing clinicians is also included in order to enable administrators to provide effective support to their organizations.

HCA2030 - Marketing for Healthcare

Credits: 4

This course focuses on aligning health services offerings with the demands of markets, in order to maximize customer/client value and organizational competitive advantage. Course components include: the nature of marketing function; differences in services and product markets and marketing; market analysis; fundamentals of individual and organizational buying behavior; elements of the tactical marketing mix; and marketing strategies.

HCA3010 - Financial Management of Healthcare

Credits: 4

This course will present an overview of current day financial management of healthcare organizations. It is designed for students without a deep background in finance. Topics addressed include fundamental principles of finance, accounting, and budgeting for both short-term and long-term assets and programs, financial investments and managing capital assets, in a survey style course with a broad-based focus.

HCA3030 - Health Plans and Insurance

Credits: 4

This course provides an overview of health insurance in the U.S. from the perspectives of key stakeholders. Topics addressed include basic terminology and history of the industry, and "visioning" of the future of health insurance. The focus of the course is on sensitizing healthcare administrators to the clinical, financial, and administrative implications of various approaches to health plans and insurance, as they function to both enable and manage access to healthcare.